Father's Day 2012

While Andy slept-in this morning we headed out around 6:30 for a chilly walk and some breakfast. For Poppa we brought back some coffee and a pastry. Then, after descending on the darkened and quiet bedroom, we bomb-dived the bed covers and delivered his wake up call. 

My parents drove down, our babysitter arrived, and we left the kids to nap. Andy's parents met us at Conch Republic and were seated on the deck with the city skyline and the river in front of us. It was a phenomenal view, so very pretty and serene. The spread at brunch was so vast it was delightful, and included some really incredible seafood--the smoked mussels were my favorite.  

My (1st) plate!

Andy and his Dad

My Mom and Dad

Afterward we explored the river on foot for a bit and then headed back to hang with the little guys.

Like I do every year I bought the boys a set of t-shirts. I asked Craig from Adventures in T-shirt Land, a local seller at our farmer's market, to make a mini stencil of his hip RVA design so that the kids could declare affiliation too. He delivered!  (Kiddie sizes are now available at the SOJ farmers market. Go get 'em!)

You can check out what they've worn in past years: 2009, 2011, in 2010 they wore "prosciutto" and "'lil prosciutto" from Wooster St. Meats.

Also like every year, it was a challenge to get a good photo of the three of them in their tees.

Last activity of the day: grocery shopping

Happy Father's Day to all!

*Merritt broke my camera, so we used the iphone today.

Father's Day 2011

Luckies

This year's t-shirt pick came from Etsy seller Revolution46. They were the perfect choice for a former Lego geek and his up and coming offspring.

Happy Father's Day

My heart is content to know that Roscoe has Andy for his Poppa.

Now and Forever.

Happy Dad's Day

To kick off his first Father's Day, Roscoe and I baked for Poppa a heaping plate of banana-chocolate-chip pancakes, and a recipe for homemade cheese danishes. He also received a super cool tattoo tee!

We all shared the luxury of sleeping in, and in the late afternoon we listened to the Father's Day edition of NPR's "Driveway Moments"*. My parents invited us for a special dinner to celebrate both my dad and my mom (this year Father's Day fell on her birthday!), and afterward we took a long walk (to burn off those Tiramisu cupcakes!).

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's, especially my baby's, my own, and Andy's (who we celebrated over breakfast on Saturday)!

*What is a Driveway Moment?
You're driving along, listening to a story on NPR. Suddenly, you find yourself at your destination, so riveted to a piece that you sit in your idling car to hear it all the way through.